Lithuanian Seimas to consider online voting

The Lithuania Tribune, BNS

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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A bill on online voting is being presented to the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday. The piece of legislation, drafted by the Ministry of Justice, lays out the basics of online voting without actually introducing the measure yet.

After the Seimas rejected several bills on online voting in recent years, the Ministry drafted amendments suggesting the principles of online voting that could be tested before using the procedure in elections and referenda.

The bill describes procedures for voter identification, rules for casting and changing the vote, measures to ensure security and auditing of the system.

The proposal includes a rule allowing voters to cast several votes in the same ballot with only the latest vote counting. This, the Justice Ministry says, would make it harder to buy votes.